Nielsen Streaming Top 10
Sci fi and fantasy shows took up half of the Nielsen Streaming Top 10 for originals for the week of June 6th to 12th with Netflix’s Stranger Things again topping the chart. That show pulled in an estimated 4.2 billion minutes of viewing for the third week after its fourth season was released. At the Number 2 slot was Amazon’s The Boys which had 919 million minutes of viewing for the second week of its third season. Slipping in the charts was Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi which dropped to the Number 5 slot (down from Number 3) with 682 million minutes viewed. Entering the chart was Netflix’s vampire drama First Kill which was at the Number 9 slot with 331 million minutes. And Disney+’s Ms. Marvel rounded out the rankings at Number 10 with 249 million minutes viewed. Still not making it into the Top 10 was Hulu’s The Orville which was in the second week of its third season, and that may put a damper on this show getting a fourth-year renewal. Following are all the sci fi and fantasy TV shows on the streaming charts for the week (the number in parenthesis is the prior week rank):
Nielsen Streaming Rankings for the Week of Jun-6 to Jun-12
Streaming Originals
1 (1) Stranger Things (Netflix) 4.2 Billion Minutes
2 (4) The Boys (Amazon) 919 Million Minutes
5 (3) Obi-Wan Kenobi (Amazon) 682 Million Minutes
9 (n/a) First Kill (Netflix) 331 Million Minutes
10 (n/a) Ms. Marvel (Disney+) 249 Million Minutes
Acquired Shows
8 (7) Outlander (Netflix) 326 Million Minutes
Source: Nielsen SVOD Content Ratings (Amazon Prime, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix, and Apple TV+), Nielsen National TV Panel, U.S. Viewing Through Television
Netflix Top 10:
The Netflix Top 10 for the week of June 27th to July 3rd was pretty much the same as the prior week for genre shows, just a different shuffle. Stranger Things Seasons 1 through 4 remained on the chart with the fourth season retaking the Number 1 slot from The Umbrella Academy. The superhero series slipped to Number 2 with its first season remaining in the chart at Number 8. Slipping out was the vampire drama First Kill which dropped out after a three-week run. Following are all the sci fi and fantasy TV shows on the Netflix charts for the week (the number in parenthesis is the prior week rank):
Netflix Top 10 for the Week of Jun-27 to Jul-3
English Language Shows
1 (2) Stranger Things: Season 4 301.3 Million Hours
2 (1) The Umbrella Academy: Season 3 88.0 Million Hours
3 (6) Stranger Things: Season 1 34.5 Million Hours
5 (3) Stranger Things: Season 3 30.3 Million Hours
6 (4) Stranger Things: Season 2 30.3 Million Hours
8 (7) The Umbrella Academy: Season 1 20.3 Million Hours
Non-English Language Shows
5 (n/a) Alchemy of Souls: Season 1 9.9 Million Hours
6 (n/a) Ghost Doctor 9.9 Million Hours
8 (n/a) BASTARD-Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-: Season 1 9.0 Million Hours
Source: Netflix
Linear Ratings Results of Interest:
On Sunday, HBO’s Westworld improved to a 0.07 rating based on same-day viewing for the 18-49 demographic with 312K total viewers. That is its best numbers yet for its fourth season, and the streaming numbers for its season premiere should be available in a couple of weeks, so we should have a better gauge of its prospects at that time.
On Tuesday last week, Tom Swift slipped in the ratings as expected without a lead-in from a new episode of Superman & Lois (which has wrapped up its season). The show posted a 0.04 rating in the demo with 302K total viewers, but the numbers are academic at this point since it has already been cancelled. Over on Freeform, Motherland Fort Salem improved to a 0.05 rating with 113K total viewers. That show is in its final season.
You can see the full, season-to-date ratings for the sci fi and fantasy shows at this link, and below are the ratings for the genre shows from the past week. Ratings Source: ShowBuzzDaily
Ratings Results for the Week of 7/4/22
| Series | Rating / Tot Viewers |
| Roswell New Mexico (CW) Mon 8 PM (Repeat) | Repeat, Status: Renewed |
| Superman and Lois (CW) Tue 8 PM | Season Ended, Status: Renewed |
| Tom Swift (CW) Tue 9 PM | Rtg: 0.04 ↓ / Tot Vwrs: 302K, Status: Cancelled |
| Motherland Fort Salem (Freeform) Tue 10 PM | Rtg: 0.05 ↑ / Tot Vwrs: 113K, Status: Renewal Possible |
| The Flash (CW) Wed 8 PM | Season Ended, Status: Renewed |
| Wellington Paranormal (CW) Wed 9 PM | Rtg: 0.03 / Tot Vwrs: 258K, Status: Renewed |
| Riverdale (CW) Sun 8 PM | Rtg: 0.06 / Tot Vwrs: 221K, Status: Renewed |
| Westworld (HBO) Sun 9 PM | Rtg: 0.07 ↑ / Tot Vwrs: 312K, Status: On the Bubble |
| The Man Who Fell to Earth (Showtime) Sun 9 PM | Season Ended, Status: On the Bubble |
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